Assessment
of Existing ERP Solution

As manufacturing companies grow and expand their business functions,
they often find that their existing solutions no longer meet their
needs. Some key growth drivers that may trigger the need to assess
an existing ERP solution are:

The addition of functionality to the business, such as
in-sourcing customer service and support

The purchase and management of a fleet of trucks

The realization that there is a need for enhanced management
reporting

The launch of a new product that requires niche functionality
(e.g., Quality Control to meet FDA regulatory requirements)

Our professionals have many years of experience working with
companies to assess their IT needs as they grow and to determine whether
or not their existing ERP solution can grow with them. Our
approach to an assessment may include an assessment of only the existing
ERP solution or could include a broader, more comprehensive assessment
across a variety of ERP solutions, including the existing ERP
solution.

Assess only the existing ERP solution

Our approach to assessing only the existing ERP solution may include
the following key activities:

Conduct a comprehensive assessment of client's ERP business and
technical needs

Consider changes to processes and work with client to define the
new processes

Assess the current, implemented functionality of the existing
ERP solution

Assess the ability of the current software to support future,
required functionality

Summarize, evaluate, and document pros and cons of using
existing ERP solution to meet future needs

Present findings to client management team

Assess the existing ERP solution along with other potential ERP
solutions

Our approach to this effort would include the completion of a more
comprehensive
ERP System Selection effort and include the existing ERP solution as
one of the candidate solutions along with other identified potential ERP
solutions. This will cause the existing ERP solution to be
evaluated against other solutions to determine whether it can stand up
to the defined future needs.